PayPal Unclaimed Payment

I snipped (:-D) and won an auction this morning on another ID and paid immediately. I received a message from PayPal that the payment is "unclaimed" because the seller is "not registered". PayPal has given me the option to cancel the payment.

I really want this widget - an accessory for my hand-me-down iPad1, and they are hard to find. There is another auction for the same type of widget that ends this afternoon. I have sent a message to the seller asking "what's up?".

Anyone else ever have this problem? If I cancel the payment, can the seller open a UID against me?

How much better life would be, if a liar's pants really did catch fire?

Re: PayPal Unclaimed Payment

Uh ibuy....if the person is not registered....then how can they open a uid?

Sheesh - going from one ID to another is a real pain!! Hey, chico (:^O), they are registered on eBay, but their email address is incorrect on PayPal. I called PayPal and they did tell me that they would not be able to leave feedback or file a UID if I cancel, but from what I learned from a very savvy poster, is that you can do just about anything from a smart phone;-).

Thanks Honda, I used the link to get their info and left them a message (they wern't home) and also emailed them. If I don't hear from them by 5:30 my time, I will cancel and bid on the other item - and I thought eBay was supposed to be fun!!

Re: PayPal Unclaimed Payment

From my past experience ibuy....if a payment is unclaimed, the usual suspect is they "accidently" entered the wrong PayPal email in the description....or, (talking about iphones) before the new mobile update...when revising a listing, would wipe out the paypal addy on the sellers end.

Check their selling history....if they have indeed made recent sales...the chances of them NOT having a paypal addy is slim.

Re: PayPal Unclaimed Payment

Hi again Mint - Their last sale was well over a year ago - they only buy and sell occasionally and have a feedback score of 34. It looks like they just sell off older computers and accessories every couple of years.

I sent them an email using the address that PayPal had, and got a message from the "mailer demon" that it was undeliverable. I'm thinking that they just forgot to update PayPal with their new email address - which doesn't help me, so just have to wait and see if they call be before the other auction ends. Thanks for your help!!

Re: PayPal Unclaimed Payment

I relaxed and ......... they called me:-D. She was online with PayPal when she called, so I walked her through putting in another email address, and BINGO, the payment went through. Now, lets see if I can get through another week without having to ask for help - thanks minty and honda :-x

How much better life would be, if a liar's pants really did catch fire?